Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Mali
Mali: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 1.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2020, bank return on assets in Mali stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Mali peaked at 2.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2005.
That places Mali 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Mali, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -2196.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | -132.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -634.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +49.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -58.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -36.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +55.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -34.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +12.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.8%, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2196.1% | -0.1% | 2.1% |
| 2006 | +634.5% | -0.3% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More financial sector data for Mali
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.32 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Mali?
- Bank return on assets in Mali was 1.0% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2005.
- How does Mali rank for bank return on assets?
- Mali ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.